Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

** Japan's Daikin Industries Ltd, the world'ssecond-largest maker of air conditioners, has agreed to buy U.S.rival Goodman Global Inc from private equity firm Hellman &Friedman in a deal worth about 300 billion yen ($3.82 billion),according to a source familiar with the matter.

** David's Bridal Inc will be sold to private equity firmClayton, Dubilier & Rice in a deal that values the wedding dressretailer at $1.05 billion, Clayton, Dubilier said on Tuesday.

** Private equity firm Advent is nearing a deal to buy amajority stake in German books to perfumes retailer DouglasHolding AG, two people familiar with the talks toldReuters, potentially scuppering plans by the group's CEO to takecontrol.

** Australian bulk grain handler GrainCorp said itplans to buy two food oil businesses for a combined A$472million ($490 million) to create the country's largest edibleoil processor.

** Enstar Group Ltd which manages insurancecompanies and portfolios in run-off, said late Monday it wouldbuy workers' compensation insurer Seabright Holdings Inc for about $252 in cash.

Enstar said it was holding discussions with third-partyinsurance companies for the assumption of Seabright's policyrenewals.

** Ailing wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems isin talks with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd which could centre on the industrial conglomerate investing upto 200 million euros ($250.3 million) in return for a 20 percentstake in Vestas and access to some of its technology, possiblyfor offshore turbines, analysts said on Tuesday.

** Finnish paper firm Ahlstrom Oyj plans to spinoff its label and processing business unit in a deal that willhelp it raise 150 million euros ($188 million) in cash, andconcentrate on more profitable businesses such as foodpackaging.

** Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc offered to buyMagellan Petroleum Corp for about $124 million in cashand stock to gain access to Magellan's oil and gas assets inAustralia and the UK.

** India's HCL Infosystems said it was not awareof any plan by its controlling shareholders to sell a stake,after its shares soared on a media report that China's Lenovo was in talks to buy 50.77 percent for about 5 billionrupees ($90 million).

** Thai Beverage has raised its stake in Fraserand Neave to just below the level that would trigger amandatory offer for the whole company, showing its commitment toblocking Heineken's bid for Asia Pacific Breweries.

** Sandell Asset Management, one of TPC Group Inc's top shareholders, said it would vote against the chemicalcompany's $627.2 million deal to go private, calling it"grossly" undervalued.

** U.S. investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald said on Tuesday itis taking over the sales and trading, research, and investmentbanking businesses of Canadian investment dealer VersantPartners Inc in a deal that significantly expands its Canadiancapacity.

** Private equity firm Advent International is in talks tobuy Danish IT systems group KMD, reviving the sale process whichwas halted earlier this year after offers failed to meet thesellers' expectations on price, banking sources said on Tuesday.

** Westinghouse Solar Inc, which is being bought byCBD Energy, said it will form a joint venture with theAustralian renewable energy company to design and build projectsin Italy.

** Japanese conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Corp confirmed on Tuesday that it planned to go ahead with an offerfor the remainder of distribution firm CFAO afterbuying a 29.8 percent stake from French retailer PPR.

** Credit Agricole SA said a deal to sell troubledGreek arm Emporiki could be wrapped up within weeks, as costsstemming from distressed euro zone economies hammered the Frenchbank's quarterly results.